Dixon family photographs, 1870-1945

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Dixon family
Title
Dixon family photographs
Dates
1870-1945 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
Collection Number
Org. Lot 1421
Summary
Collection consists of six portraits of members of the Dixon family of Astoria, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, dated from approximately 1870 to 1945. Roscoe Dixon and his wife, Theresa Dixon, were early Black residents of Astoria. Roscoe Dixon owned Roscoe's First Class Oyster Saloon in Astoria in the 1880s.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Roscoe Dixon was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1843. He escaped slavery through the Underground Railroad. He later moved to Astoria, Oregon, where he owned Roscoe's First Class Oyster Saloon in the 1880s. Roscoe married Theresa Antoinette Townes Brown in 1892. Brown was born in Macon, Georgia, circa 1858. The Dixons had three children, Chester Ingersol Dixon, Mabel Christine Dixon, and Theresa Virginia Dixon (later Theresa Dixon Flowers). The family moved to Seattle, Washington, by 1890.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection consists of six photographic portraits of members of the Dixon family dated from approximately 1870 to 1945. Portraits include Roscoe Dixon, Theresa Townes Dixon, Mabel Christine Dixon, and Chester Ingersol Dixon.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

The Dixon family photographs are viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.

Preferred Citation

Dixon family photographs, Org. Lot 1421, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Theresa Dixon Flowers, June 1984 (Lib. Acc. 16846).

Related Materials

Additional materials donated by Theresa Dixon Flowers are designated Org. Lot 865, Flowers family photographs, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • African Americans--Oregon--Astoria--Photographs

Family Names

  • Dixon family

Form or Genre Terms

  • photographs